Case 1. A shipment consists of 200 Metric Rattan Vines arrived in Port of Manila from Port of Sumatra Indonesia, the shipment was consigned to Malikhain Trade Warehouse and Corp. - Tondo, Manila. The shipment was intended for processing into various rattan items such as women's bags and sandals subject for exportation to Hanoi Vietnam. During the process of assessment, the shipment was put into hold order, the Customs Examiner informed your client that the importation of such items was invalid and contrary to law given that same species of Rattan is available at Southern Leyte, the Customs Examiner's findings raised that the importation for raw materials intended for manufacturing are limited to those raw materials that are not available locally to protect our domestic industry. As the Customs Broker of the shipment, is the findings of the Customs Examine valid